Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,750,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,750,009 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 33,003,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,000,105 KWD per year, or 2,750,009 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 28712923
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26897738
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26567705
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 25412263
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 19306966
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 18995766
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 18482513
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 17978508
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 17471422
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 17433017
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 17364105
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17101161
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17086072
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 16908809
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16669514
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 16507722
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16159874
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 16002552
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15846160
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13643280
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12338291
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12156537
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11883953
64.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29700936
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27393796
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25745250
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22311412
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21456416
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21452688
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21453556
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20491745
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20135319
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19809752
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19477620
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18160568
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17794558
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17497680
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17213674
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3864681
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29210885
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23927608
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22156983
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22031784
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21453664
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21452182
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21338418
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20216977
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20138495
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20053296
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19809502
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18831448
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32998942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33000105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32670587
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31353192
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31353192
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30363091
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24752605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24752578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19221546
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16509194
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.